Alessia Russo Leah Williamson Millie Bright Ashton Gate Ella Toone Chloe Kelly Lauren James Belgium Italy South Korea Haiti rowing handball cup as Alessia Russo Leah Williamson Millie Bright Ashton Gate Ella Toone Chloe Kelly Lauren James Belgium Italy South Korea Haiti

Arnold Clark Cup: England defend trophy as Leah Williamson and Chloe Kelly bag braces in Belgium thrashing

eurosport.com

England clinched their second Arnold Clark Cup triumph in a row with a 6-1 thrashing of Belgium at Ashton Gate, as tournament top scorer Chloe Kelly and captain Leah Williamson both bagged braces.

Sarina Wiegman’s European champions stretched their unbeaten run to 29 games with a comfortable victory that followed wins over South Korea and Italy in the second edition of the invitational tournament on home soil.

Ad The Lionesses have now won three consecutive trophies – their Euro 2022 win sandwiched by two Arnold Clark Cup triumphs – as they head towards this summer’s Women’s World Cup in formidable form.

Football'It's actually really exciting' — Wiegman admits she doesn't know strongest England XIYESTERDAY AT 17:27 Wiegman made nine changes to the side that beat Italy, but her team quickly took the initiative in the 11th minute when Lauren James picked out Kelly, who managed to bundle home from close range.

Related News
Manchester City and Lioness star, Chloe Kelly, thinks retaining the Arnold Clark Cup title was perfect preparation for the 2023 Women’s World Cup in the Summer.
Before the confetti rained down on England’s celebrations, leaving some players briefly entangled, Lucy Bronze could not resist kissing the harp-shaped Arnold Clark trophy. Her teammates soon followed her to collect their medals for the on-pitch presentation before Leah Williamson, the captain, hoisted the trophy aloft. Chloe Kelly was awarded the golden boot, Lauren James the player of the tournament award.
England won the Arnold Clark Cup for the second year in a row on Wednesday and got their women's World Cup preparations off to a perfect start with a 6-1 win over runners-up Belgium at Bristol's Ashton Gate.

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.